My Showy Pileated Friend

I love pileated woodpeckers! They are large and have a bright red crest. I don't see them as often as I'd like, so I was delighted when I looked out the window and saw a flash of red in the trees.

Pileated means "capped." These birds are known for drilling holes in trees, and sometimes in wood siding. I forgive them because they are magnificent. 

This one flew out of the shade to the deck railing and then to a suet feeder.

I think this one is a female because the male has a red stripe along his cheek, basically over the black one that extends back from the beak.

I need to get some more of the cheap suet that she likes. I put it in that feeder because I didn't find any woodpecker blocks when I was shopping.

Sharing with Saturday's Critters
and I'd Rather Be Birdin'.